Lurg Hill Wind Farm (15 MW)
Lurg Hill Wind Farm is a 15 MW wind farm project in Moray, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 25 February 2019, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 September 2019. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 30 September 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 30 September 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 September 2017 | Application submitted |
| 20 June 2018 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 19 September 2018 | Appeal lodged |
| 25 February 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 February 2019 | Appeal allowed |
| 30 September 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 September 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Vento Ludens
- Planning authority
- Moray
- Planning application reference
- 17/01198/EIA
- Appeal reference
- PPA-300-2052
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine height
- 130 m
- Address (REPD)
- Lurg Hill, Grange, Deskford, Keith, Grampian
- Council area (by location)
- Moray
- Time to decision
- 74 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 5373
Who decides
| Applications | Moray | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 2 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 7 of 14 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 60.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodge Hill | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 9.4 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (57.6159, -2.8187).